Graduates Embark on World-Changing Careers

Sandeep Bagchi, MBA, and Megan Michie, business alum, are just two graduates of the class of 2014, embarking on journeys to change their
worlds.

Excerpt from an article by Cliff Newell in the Lake Oswego Review, June 26, 2014.

Marylhurst University held its graduation ceremony on June 13, sending out 540 new
graduates — people like Megan Michie and Sandeep Bagchi of Lake Oswego — who hope
to make the world a better place.

Michie and Bagchi exemplify the typical Marylhurst graduate. Both have already accomplished
much in their personal and professional lives, but they returned to school with a
desire to achieve new goals.

After graduating this month, they're equipped to do just that.

Bagchi, a native of India, seemed to be in a strong life groove as a husband, father
of two children and an engineer in the semi-conductor field. But he wanted more.

"After I came to Lake Oswego four years ago, I thought I should get my MBA," Bagchi
said. "It was time for me to do more. I wanted to do more strategic functions. I wanted
to blend my engineering skills with an MBA."

With his new MBA degree, Bagchi says he is eager to look for new opportunities wherever he can find them.

"I wanted to see how I can help community development," Michie said. "I wanted to
be more effective working on conflict and social justice. Those things can best be
resolved in a business situation."

Michie now has many keys she can use to open doors locked by disagreement and hard
feelings. She feels she now has the ability to help both sides on an issue come out
better through mediation, rather than slugging it out in the legal process.

"The legal process is so time-consuming," Michie said. "I would like to unclog our
court system and resolve disagreements before they go before a judge. Both parties
can walk away and be for the better. This is about making those two parties whole."